Audible signaling handle



Feb. s, 193s.

J. FORD Filed Aug. s, 1956 AUDIBL'E SIGNALING HANDLE l mf,

Patented Feb. 1938 untreu stares artrosi PATENT orties 'Y artrosi Mmmmstaremo .HANDLE Joseph Ford, Trenton, N. J. application somt s, 193s,serial No. 94,097 s om (or. re-i'zsi This invention relates to anaudible dgnaling handle ior portable drinking vessels, and has for itsobject to provide, in a' manner as hereinafter set forth, a handle ofsuch class so constructed whereby the user of 4the yessel may readilyattract the attention of an attendant when occasion requires.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set iorth. a handlev designed primarily for use inconnection with drinking vessels and with the handle including anupstanding hand gripping 'part so constructed to enable the user of thevessel to conveniently signal antattendant for the purpose of having thevessel replenished or for any other reason desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner ashereinaiter set forth, a handle for drinking vessels having arrangedtherein, the components of an audible signal enahlihg the user of thevessel to conveniently signal to direct the attention of an attendant ora waiter. Further objects oi' the invention are to provide, in a manneras hereinafter set forth, an audible signaling handle for drinkingvessels which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong,durable, compact thoroughly emcient in use, readily set up, not marrlngthe appearance of the vessel, and inexpensive to manufacture.

To the above ends essentially the invention oon-k sists of such partsand such combination oi parts which fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

The adaptation of the invention is shown. hy way of example, as extendedlaterally from und integral with the container portion oi a mug.

In the accompanying drawing:-

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a mug embodying one form oftheinvention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan thereof,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view oi the handle.

Figure t is a fragmentary vertical sectionl em# hodying a modied iormoithe invention,

lFigure 5 is a perspective detailed view of insert used in connectionwith the form shown in Figure d,

Figure 6 is a view similar to rigore il showing a further modified formof the invention, and

Figure 'l'.is an enlarged fragmentary section showing the constructionof the insert employed in the form shown in Figure d.

Referring te the drawing in detail, the nu! :neral l indicates the opentop container part oi a mug or the like. Integral with ,the containerpart as Well as arranged in laterally disposed relation thereto is thehandle i in accordance with this invention The handle 2 comprises aonepiece'body formed of an outer straight vertical portion 3 and a pairof spaced parallel horizontally disposed top and bottom portions 3B, 3bre 5 spectively angularly disposed with respect to and having'theirouter ends merging into the upper and lower ends of the portion 3. Theinner ends of the portions 32, 3b merge into the outer periphery of thecontainer part. The latter may be m of any desired shape, and preferablywill be cast orlmouldedV from glass, porcelain, metal or the like. Thehandle preferably will be of the same material as body i.

Opening through the upper end of the vertical is portion 3 of the handleis a short bore il having the wall 5 thereof extending in parallelrelation to the outer face of the portion 3 of the handle. The remainingWall portion of the bore It, indicated at 6, is curved and downwardlytapering. ,20 The wallt merges into the wall portion t which(so-operates with the wall t to provide a restriction i opening througha shoulder 't which forms the upper wall of an opening t in the outerface of the portion 3. The opening t is provided with 25 an inwardly andupwardly inclined hottomwall it which is substantially in alignment withthe rear edge of the restriction l. The shoulder 8 extends across therestriction l and terminates between the restriction and the innerfaceof the handle portion 3. Extending from the shoulder ii to thebottom of the handle portion 3 is a cylinf.- drical bore Il having itsfront 'wall in alignment with the wall 5 of the bore l. At the point ofmergence between the bore il and opening 9 a 3.- pointed projection i2is formed which is located heneath the restriction l and provides anobstruction for air which is forced into the 4bore d and through therestriction.

lin the form shown in Figure 4 the straight 40 vertical portion it ofthe handle is provided with a cylindrical here it extending throughoutthe length or such portion and opening through the top and bottomthereof. Preferably a lip it is l provided in encircling relation to theupper end 5 of the bore it. ,The outer lace of Vthe portion lil isprovided with an opening it similar to the opening il heretoforedescribed. Adapted t9 he inserted into the loore tl so that its lowerface is substantially hush with the upper wall of the opening it is aninsert il which is substantially cylindrical in forni with one face itcut away to vprovide a restricted passage i9 adjacent the opening it.The bore it and opening it form a pointed projection 2t similarl to theprojection 55 I2 heretofore described, which is located directly beneaththe restricted passage I9 and provides an obstruction for air which isforced into the bore I5 and through the passage i9.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 6 the straight handleportion 2l is provided with a cylindrical bore 22 opening throughthelower face of the portion'i and terminating in spaced relation to theupper face of the: handle. portion.

Opening through the upper face of the portion `2| is a downwardlytapered bore 23 which provides a restricted opening 2l into the upperend of the bore 2t. The upper end of the bore 22, circumierentialiy ofthe restricted opening 2l provides a shouider 2E disposed transverselyof the handle portion 2i. Adapted to be inserted into the bore 22 so asto abut against the shoulder 25 is an insert 26 which provides anobstruction to air which enters through the bore 23 and passes throughthe restricted opening 2l.

The insert 26 preferably will be substantially in the form of aninverted cup 21 having mounted therein a rotatable element 25 comprisinga plurality of vanes which is mounted to rotate in a transverse planewith respect to the handle portion. Disposed beneath the rotatableelement 2'8 is a rotatable element 29 formed with spaced convex top andbottom walls and having opposite edge portions thereof mounted insockets 30 formed in the member 21 to rotate in a longitudinal planewith respect to the handle portion.

Preferably a lip 3| will be provided at the top of the handle portion 2|which is similar to the lip l5 heretofore described.

In the use of a mug handle embodying this in vention, air is forced intothe bores l. il or 23, such as by placing the lips around the upper endsof the bores and blowingA therein. Due to the restrictions in spacedrelation to the upper ends of such bores. and to the obstructionsdisposed beneath the restrictionsga whistling noise results from thepassage of the air from the restriction.

y If desired an insert su'ch as 20 may be employed in lieu of the insertl1, and in such use the opening I6 may be temporarily closed in anysuitable manner such as by placing the nger thereover. In like mannerthe insert 26 may be inserted .into the bore il and employed inconnection with the 'handle shown in Figure 1. When the insert 28 is soused, the opening 9 preferably will be temporarily closed in the samemanner as suggested for the closing of the opening I6.

The portions 3, I3, constitute hand-grip parts. The portions 3*, 3bconstitute combined attaching and spaced parts and are employed forspacedly connecting a hand-grip part to a receptacle, such by way ofexample as the body of a mug as shown.

The forms of the invention herein illustrated and described `areintended to portray practical embodiments thereof, vand it 'is to beunderstood that changes and variations may be made which fall within thescope of the invention as claimed.

1. A Whistle drinking mug comprisinga liquid holding body, a hollowtubular whistle adapted to make an audible signal upon the introductionof a blast of air into the hollow tube, and means holding said whistlelin spaced relation to said liquid holding body whereby said whistleprovides a grip handle for the mug.

2. A whistle drinking mug comprising a liquid holding body, a hollowtubular whistle adapted to make an audible signal upon the introductionof a blast of air into the hollov.` tube, means holding said whistle inspaced relation to said liquid holding body whereby said whistleprovides a grip handle for the mug. and a portion of,said whistle and aportion of said spacing means combinedly forming a. mouth piece for saidwhistle.

3. A whistle grip handle fo'r receptacles comprising a hollowtubularwhistle stem, ymeans cooperating with said stem to provide an audiblesignal upon theintroduction of a blast of fluid into said stem, meansfor spacedly securing the whistle stem to a receptacle wherebyto providea grip handle for the receptacle. and a portion of said stem and of saidlast named means combindely forming a mouth piece for the whistle.

JOSEPH FORD.

